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CrowdLaw as a tool for open governance

On March 13–17, 2018 The GovLab brought together two dozen crowdlaw experts from around the world to collaborate on developing new ways to include more and more diverse opinions and expertise at every stage of the law- and policy-making process. The convening was held at the Rockefeller Foundation’s famed Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy. This post is the first in a series of blog posts from the crowdlaw conference participants.

What the hell is Blockchain and how does it work?

Peter Thompson, Creator of KPcoin, will provide a beginners guide to blockchain; what it is, where it came from and how it is being applied to support distributed software applications. The session will also include a hands-on game of Blockchain Bingo – a brilliant introduction to the “proof of work” concept underpinning blockchain, which will be useful to understand for other sessions later in the event.

U. de Chile lidera Ranking Mundial de Universidades en el país

Por decimosexto año consecutivo, la Casa de Bello destacó como el plantel número uno del país en el ranking de instituciones de educación superior de mayor prestigio a nivel global, registrando además un notable avance respecto al año pasado, desde el puesto 396 al 360.

Profesora Loreto Rebolledo es elegida directora del ICEI

Con un 66 por ciento de los votos ponderados, la comunidad académica del ICEI definió que la profesora titular y coordinadora académica de la Cátedra Amanda Labarca encabezará por los próximos cuatro años esta unidad.Este martes 14 de agosto la Profesora Titular de la Universidad de Chile, Loreto Rebolledo González, fue elegida por sus pares como la nueva directora del Instituto de la Comunicación e Imagen, unidad académica que imparte las carreras de Periodismo y Cine y Televisión.

Casa de Bello registra casi 20 mil publicaciones científicas

El liderazgo de la Casa de Bello en esta área ha sido refrendado por indicadores de prestigio internacional, como el Academic Ranking of World Universities, SCImago, Nature, CWTS Leiden y AméricaEconomía.

Pablo Ruiz-Tagle fue elegido decano de la Facultad de Derecho

Con una participación que congregó al 85,9 por ciento del padrón electoral, el académico Pablo Ruiz-Tagle se impuso al profesor Jean Pierre Matus, con el 64,15 por ciento de las preferencias ponderadas. Para el próximo jueves 23 de agosto está estipulada la proclamación oficial de la nueva autoridad por parte de la Junta Electoral.

FEN realizará diversas actividades en su Semana de la Sustentabilidad

Desde el 20 hasta el 25 de agosto se realizará la quinta versión de este encuentro que contará con actividades curriculares y extracurriculares que promuevan la formación de profesionales íntegros, conscientes de su entorno y capaces de comprender los impactos económicos, sociales y ambientales de sus decisiones personales y profesionales, con el objetivo de contribuir al desarrollo sustentable de nuestro país.A lo largo de sus cinco versiones, la Semana de la Sustentabilidad de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios (FEN) ha tratado temas referentes a la acció

Casa de Bello y Corporación Nacional Forestal firman convenio

A partir del Laboratorio de Geomática y Ecología del Paisaje de la Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y de la Conservación de la Naturaleza, la U.

Proteção de dados pessoais, segurança informacional e cifragem de dados

Para a comunidade acadêmica e de profissionais que lidam com a proteção da privacidade, bem como para a sociedade em geral, 2018 já é um ano para celebrar uma série de conquistas para a institucionalização da proteção de dados pessoais: (i) a modernização do primeiro instrumento internacional vinculante em matéria de tratamento de informações pessoais, a Convenção 108 do Conselho da Europa, se deu em 18 de maio pela aprovação do Protocolo de Alteração; (ii) o Regulamento Geral de Proteção de Dados Pe

Data protection, information security and data encryption

For the academic community and professionals who deal with privacy protection, as well as for society at large, 2018 is already a year to celebrate a series of achievements for the institutionalization of data protection: (i) the modernization of the first binding international instrument on the processing of personal information, the Convention 108 of the Council of Europe, on May 18, by the Amending Protocol approval; (ii) the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union entered

Watch the Experts Session on Encryption from Canberra

Internet Australia and the Internet Society are pleased to invite you to watch the recording of an Experts Session on Encryption on 20 August 2018 at Parliament House, Canberra, Australia.

India steps up vigilance against WhatsApp abuse

Delhi wants firm to open local office, appoint grievance officer as misinformation spreads.
The article by Debashree Dasgupta was published by Straits Times on August 24, 2018. Sunil Abraham was quoted.

Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian laws

In a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have a grievance officer in India and have proper compliance of Indian laws.
The article by Nakul Sridhar was published in the Hindustan Times on August 21, 2018.

The Week in Internet News: U.S. DOJ Pressures Facebook to Break Messenger Encryption

Encryption wars, part 2,403: The U.S. Department of Justice is pressuring Facebook to break the encryption in its Messenger app so that investigators can access communications by suspected Ms-13 gang members. The DOJ has asked a judge to force Facebook to allow the agency to tap into Messenger, with the outcome potentially affecting other tech companies, Fortune reports.

‘To own or not to own?’ A study on the determinants and consequences of alternative intellectual property rights arrangements in crowdsourcing for innovation contests

Paper by Nuran Acur, Mariangela Piazza and Giovanni Perrone: “Firms are increasingly engaging in crowdsourcing for innovation to access new knowledge beyond their boundaries; however, scholars are no closer to understanding what guides seeker firms in deciding the level at which to acquire rights from solvers and the effect that this decision has on the performance of crowdsourcing contests.

Digital work: Unions focus on the crowd

IG Metall is the world’s largest organised employee representation. For them, as well as for other unions, working in the digital age raises many new challenges and tasks. Stefan Stumpp, associate researcher at HIIG interviewed Vanessa Barth, Head of Target Group Work and Equality at IG Metall, about these challenges and how to deal with…
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Book of the Day: Everything for Everyone: The Radical Tradition that Is Shaping the Next Economy

September 2018, Nation Books. Text republished from Nathan Schneider’s website.
A new feudalism is on the rise. From the internet to service and care, more and more industries expect people to live gig to gig, while monopolistic corporations feed their spoils to the rich. But as Nathan Schneider shows through years of in-depth reporting, there is an alternative to the robber-baron economy hiding in plain sight; we just need to know where to look.

Schulanfang: Fahrradhelme können vor schweren Kopfverletzungen schützen

Prof. Dr. Joachim Windolf, Direktor der Klinik für Unfall- und Handchirurgie am Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf (UKD) und Präsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie (DGU), rät den radelnden Schülerinnen und Schülern außerdem dringend zum Tragen eines Fahrradhelms: „Bei schweren Verletzungen mit dem Fahrrad ist vor allem der Kopf betroffen.

Cooperation Jackson’s Kali Akuno: ‘We’re trying to build vehicles of social transformation’

Robert Raymond: We are witnessing the rise of a solidarity economy movement, stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, including organizations like Cooperation Worcester in Massachusetts, Cooperation Humboldt and Cooperation Richmond in California, and Cooperation Jackson in Mississippi, among others.

California pledged to protect net neutrality — the showdown is here

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Date published: August 27, 2018Los Angeles Times"Many more companies felt the the impact, said Stanford Law School professor Barbara van Schewick, who has studied the issue for more than a decade.